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Soft Landings: Supporting collaboration for better buildings

Soft Landings enables closer collaboration between designers and builders from inception to completion – and beyond – to close the building performance gap. Sustainable building consultant Dr Michelle Agha-Hossein takes a look

Construction sector gains £250m under Industrial Strategy

The construction sector has been chosen as one of the four key industries to receive a government boost as part of the long-awaited new Industrial Strategy published yesterday (27 November)

DCLG research contributes to fair funding review

The Communities and Local Government Committee has published independent analysis suggesting ways in which the current needs and funding assessments for councils could be made simpler

BPF submits sector deal proposal to build 500,000 homes

The British Property Federation (BPF) has announced it has submitted a Sector Deal proposal to government on behalf of the real estate industry

Outline planning consent development acquired by L&G

Legal & General (L&G) has attained a 272-acre site in Wokingham, Berkshire, which has outline planning consent for 1,500 new homes

New £50m national innovation centre receives approval

Permission has been granted to build a major new development in the heart of Newcastle which will connect university academic talent with industry and the public sector to help develop the skills needed to solve real world problems

Marshalls to exhibit landscape protection offer at UK security expo

Marshalls, the UK’s leading hard landscaping manufacturer, will show its newly launched Landscape Protection offer at the UK Security Expo for the first time The...

Does the budget add up for the Construction and Real Estate Sector?

SWOT analysis produced by MHS MacIntyre Hudson for the construction and real estate sector appears to identify funding opportunities

GD Harries creates the UK’s first concrete velodrome

Haulage, civil engineering and aggregates contractor GD Harries is celebrating the completion of a new concrete velodrome in Carmarthen

Autumn Budget abolishes stamp duty for first-time buyers

In his Budget Chancellor Philip Hammond has abolished stamp duty for most first-time buyers and promised £1.5bn to "address concerns" about the flagship universal credit scheme

BBA certifies revolutionary Q-Bot system

Testing experts at the British Board of Agrément have certified the organisation’s first ever construction service delivered by a robot

Sustainable concrete

How often do we hear about the 100 year design life, for example, about a bridge, only to find major structural repairs are required within 30 years

Survey: Over half of SMEs turnover held in retentions

Nearly six in 10 engineering services businesses (56%) say that a substantial portion of their turnover is currently being held by firms up the supply chain, according to new survey findings from the BESA, ECA and SELECT

Manufacturing output strongest for nearly 30 years

According to the latest monthly CBI Industrial Trends Survey, growth in manufacturing output accelerated in the three months to November

Planning application submitted for Mersey cruise terminal

Liverpool City Council has submitted a planning application for a new £50m Cruise Terminal Facility on the River Mersey

New builds on the rise

Construction insurance specialist, CRL, has announced a 20% year-on-year increase in the number of new builds registered with it in the UK and Ireland

TCPA calls on Government to back Garden Cities

The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) is calling on Government to use the Autumn Statement to commit to a programme of affordable and high-quality new Garden Cities

Future now: Examining the changing architecture of the city

From rotating apartment blocks to open-sided office buildings – what does the future hold for the architecture of the city? Oasys – specialists in building design software – explore some new cutting-edge structures and how they have become a reality

Poll reveals keys to success in the UK property market

With 11 house-hunters for every home on the market, a new homebuyer poll has revealed the keys to success in the UK property market

Community Housing Cymru unveils ’20-year vision’ for new homes

Community Housing Cymru (CHC) wants a full review of affordable housing in Wales – unveiling a 20-year plan of its own that doubles the sector’s home delivery rate to 75,000

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